"Dr Jackson." General Hammond said as he walked into Daniel's lab.

"General, I didn't realise you were back yet."

"I only arrived a few minutes ago. Perhaps you can bring me up to date on what I've missed since I've been away."

"Of course perhaps you should take a seat." Daniel suggested.

"Very well." Hammond took a seat on the proffered stool.

"You know about baby Jacob." Daniel started.

"Yes, I'm presuming Colonel O'Neill has taken the necessary steps to find him adoptive parents."

"Jack and Sam want to talk to you about that, but can't exactly at the moment, but for he's with Teal'c and or several of the base personnel."

"I see."

"But we'll get back to that later. Jack gave Sam a couple of days downtime because she was getting,... she was experiencing a little stress. She went to Minnesota, but came back after twenty-four hours. Meanwhile here Jack okayed a mission for me to go and check out some ruins. We sent the MALP, sent the UAV up everything checked out. So Teal'c, SG-9 and I went, it was after we got there that the problems started."

"Perhaps you should elaborate Dr Jackson." Hammond suggested.

"Teal'c was trying to take some photographs for me when he back up, the ground gave way and he fell into a pit, he was okay. I went and leant over the edge to check on him and more ground gave way and I fell in and then SG-9. Since we couldn't get out we had until we missed our assigned check in and Jack dialled the planet. Once he called we explained the situation and he mounted a rescue mission and called Sam in to help."

"I see."

"Because the ground was so unstable she managed to concoct a design for a giant spider's web and she managed to get us all out of there, even if Palmer wasn't exactly appreciative, but that doesn't matter. While on the planet she spaced out for a few minutes, she told Jack she had a flashback from Jollinar and that the planet was one where they tested out their tunnel crystals. Unfortunately she didn't remember the other reason why the planet was abandoned."

"Which was?" Hammond prompted.

"While tunnelling the Tok'ra hit a deposit of a toxin which can prove lethal to the naqquadah in the blood street. The Tok'ra and Jaffa can tolerate it in short bursts and have their symbiotes cure them with no after effects, but Sam doesn't have a symbiote and the toxin triggered a retrovirus no-one knew she had in her blood stream. The cure for the retrovirus is something that would react badly with the changes in her blood chemistry and kill her."

"From what I understand this wasn't detected in her post-mission physical." Hammond said.

"No. Yesterday Sam and Jack were going to have a barbeque at their house. I got there early and I was chatting with Sam while Jack went to light it. We were talking and she just collapsed, she was burning up. I called Jack, we called Janet and we got here trying to break the land speed record. Janet called a virologist from the Academy hospital and he had and is still working on alternative cures to the retrovirus."

"And Jacob comes in here somewhere I believe."

"Yes. Janet suggested calling them to see if the Tok'ra could help. Jack called but was told the High Council was in session and couldn't be interrupted. Since Jack wasn't being his most rational we went to visit. Jack knocked out two Tok'ra guards and we interrupted the meeting."

"That is not going to help our diplomat relations." Hammond said.

"Jacob is going to smooth things over when he gets back. When he got here he was the one who told us about the toxin. Jacob was working with the virologist but they couldn't come up with anything. They tested Teal'c's blood for an antibody but too much time had passed. So Janet suggested that we go back to the planet and collect samples hoping that could help. Jacob knew of a Tok'ra ship in the area and after a bit of wrangling they offered to help us get down into the pit and back out again. Major Ferretti and Lieutenant Jenkins came with me, we collected the samples."

"Where do the Asguard come into this?" Hammond inquired.

"On the way back Hannah and Ferretti were debating this and Hannah mentioned the Asguard. So Jacob managed to contact Thor and explain the situation, he offered to help."

"He believes he can cure her?" Hammond questioned.

"He says it will take a few days and he has to keep her in stasis. So currently he is in orbit, Jack and Jacob are up there with them."

"I see."

"Jacob keeps coming down to give us updates." Daniel explained. "The SF's know not to shoot when they see a flash of white light without checking first."

"Now what is this about the baby?" Hammond demanded.

"Jack and Sam have a whole pitch about this. But the edited highlights are Sam wants to transfer from SG-1 to the labs and they want to adopt Jacob."

"Excuse me?" Hammond said.

"Jack and Sam want to adopt baby Jacob."

"This is an unusual request."

"I know. Sam know what she's doing, we've all talked this over. We have it down to a short list of three for replacements. She can still come out with us on the occasional mission; it's just that she would need to be here permanently."

"You seemed to have been busy in my absence." Hammond commented.

"The whole base is behind them on this, Jacob has everyone wrapped around his little finger. Cassie is trying to come up with a suitable middle name for him. They just need both your and the President's approval."

"And Major Carter is willing to give up going into the field?"

"General, you've know Sam a lot longer than I have, but despite the tough military front all she ever really wanted was a good job and a husband and kids. She's got the good job, the husband she wanted and Jollinar has pretty much screwed up any chance of having kids of her own. Jacob came along at the right time, this is what she wants, what they both want and Teal'c and I support them one hundred percent."

"I'll take that under advisement."

"That's all we're asking."

TBC